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everyone who watches will see and hear president obama in his reach for history. will he move mightily on immigration and gun safety? will he propose actions to chop down the country's long lingering high unemployment rates. will he lead the country to change b? will he use the bully pulpit to pressure to take on the challenges that lie tonight in the state of the union? howard fine man is director for "the huffington post" and msnbc analyst. and alex wagner. howard, you first. then t i'd like to know your sense of the way i gauged it. is tonight going to show the depth he'll go to penetrate history? >> i think so, chris. i think he is going to try hard. because as he himself has said repeatedly and his aides are saying today, doing something to improve the lot and he lives of middle class americans, the core and anchor is essential for both the country and the president's record. you're going to hear a lot of that tonight. i think he's going to make the case and make the claim. progressives are going to say he hasn't gone far enough. but this is the president's l
everyone who watches will see and hear president obama in his reach for history. will he move mightily on immigration and gun safety? will he propose actions to chop down the country's long lingering high unemployment rates. will he lead the country to change b? will he use the bully pulpit to pressure to take on the challenges that lie tonight in the state of the union? howard fine man is director for "the huffington post" and msnbc analyst. and alex wagner. howard, you first. then t...
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new revelations as to what the white house didn't do to help the rebels in syria and why president obama went against the advice of his top advisers. >>> before we get to our top political stories we begin with what will be a record-setting winter storm bearing down on the northeast. could bring easily up to 2 feet to new york city, long island, all of connecticut, all of rhode island, eastern massachusetts, coastal new hampshire and maine blizzard warnings. millions of people, hours left to prepare, the blizzard of 2013 is starting today. you can see where it's located behind me, off the outer banks of north carolina, the heavy rain shield goes up through the mid-atlantic, all the way into southern jersey. the snow part of the storm has yet to begin. that will happen as we go through the morning hours and especially after noon today into new england. that's really your cut-off time if you're anywhere from federal jersey northward. whatever you have to get done, you'll do it in rain this morning. after about noon, get off the roads. that's when we could get stuck and we want plows to be
new revelations as to what the white house didn't do to help the rebels in syria and why president obama went against the advice of his top advisers. >>> before we get to our top political stories we begin with what will be a record-setting winter storm bearing down on the northeast. could bring easily up to 2 feet to new york city, long island, all of connecticut, all of rhode island, eastern massachusetts, coastal new hampshire and maine blizzard warnings. millions of people, hours...
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president obama said the worst day of his presidency was the day of sandy hook. since first learning about it, the gun control has been the top of his agenda. the gun control issue. and the fight has been constant. and tonight on the biggest stage, the president will make the case to the american people. but he won't be alone. we'll see the courageous faces of tragedy. over 20 families of gun victims will be in that hall tonight. americans whose lives have been forever changed including the family of hadiya pendelton, the honor student killed in a park. her parents will sit in the first lady's box. today we heard some of the stories from the courageous americans. >> i'm here today because my daughter never came home. i'm here today because she lost her life to gun violence. >> on december 14th we lost the love and light of our family, our daughter grace. after that day i made a promise to her that i would be her voice. >> i am here to speak for her since she is not here to speak for herself. >> we have the obligation to try. >> right now congress can act, step up
president obama said the worst day of his presidency was the day of sandy hook. since first learning about it, the gun control has been the top of his agenda. the gun control issue. and the fight has been constant. and tonight on the biggest stage, the president will make the case to the american people. but he won't be alone. we'll see the courageous faces of tragedy. over 20 families of gun victims will be in that hall tonight. americans whose lives have been forever changed including the...
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tonight president obama will deliver his state of the union and we'll have full coverage, of course, of that tonight. but first, there's breaking news out in southern california where police may be closing in on christopher dorner, that fugitive ex-los angeles cop sought in three killings. nbc's john yang is in our los angeles bureau, but let's go to former fbi profiler clint van zandt who has been watching this. he's on the phone. clint, what are we looking at here? it seems the evidence we have is he broke into a house in the san bernardino mountains, tied up two of the people who lived there, stole their pickup truck and is now trying to get away from police. >> yeah. it may be that's exactly the case. realize, chris, that's one of the scenarios that law enforcement had to the consider. as you know, up in those mountains where they've conducted this massive manhunt, there are literally hundreds of private homes and cottages, some that are occupied and some that aren't. police believe they had done a house-by-house search, but somehow in one of those residences it appear that is do
tonight president obama will deliver his state of the union and we'll have full coverage, of course, of that tonight. but first, there's breaking news out in southern california where police may be closing in on christopher dorner, that fugitive ex-los angeles cop sought in three killings. nbc's john yang is in our los angeles bureau, but let's go to former fbi profiler clint van zandt who has been watching this. he's on the phone. clint, what are we looking at here? it seems the evidence we...
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. >>> president obama lays out his vision for the country. it is his fifth state of the union address. what do you think he needs to say? we'll have a preview of tuesday night's speech and hear what some are saying the president must talk b. those details, right after this break. oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. >>> while our confidence may be shaken, we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight i want every american to know this -- we will rebuild, we will recover and the united states of america will emerge stronger than before. >> remember that? that was president obama's promise to americans during his first state of the union address after he took office in 2009. now we're up to state of the union address number five. the first one after he was re-elected. so what is he expected to say? our athena jones has details. >> reporter: the state of the union address -- >> members of
. >>> president obama lays out his vision for the country. it is his fifth state of the union address. what do you think he needs to say? we'll have a preview of tuesday night's speech and hear what some are saying the president must talk b. those details, right after this break. oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. >>> while our...
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. >>> president obama lays out his vision for the country. it is his fifth state of the union address. what do you think he needs to say? we'll have a preview of tuesday night's speech and hear what some are saying the president must talk b. those details, right after this break. oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing. >>> while our confidence may be shaken, we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight i want every american to know this -- we will rebuild, we wi
. >>> president obama lays out his vision for the country. it is his fifth state of the union address. what do you think he needs to say? we'll have a preview of tuesday night's speech and hear what some are saying the president must talk b. those details, right after this break. oil changes at meineke are always a great deal. then you're going to love this. right now they're only $14.95! wow-a grt deal just got a whole lot better. hurry. $14.95 won't last. wow-a grt deal just got a...
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after the election obama sits down with boehner. they wait until the middle of december because obama has been slow walking boehner's proposal were right after the election. and the president is pretty tough. he doesn't want to give anything that he was giving away back in the grand bargain talk. and he doesn't think boehner at $800 billion is giving him enough. that's a signal right there that things are not going to go well back in december, and we know now that they're not going well looking intoed future. >> cenk: in you're progressive you have to be ecstatic that joe biden purposely or accidently screwed up the grand bargain negotiations because it would have been a disaster for progressiveses. if you're a republican you're thinking that tea party knuckle heads would regarding the deal. >> the tea party clash is what gave the majority the midterm election what the president called shallacking, that group that 87, the unruly, unorthodox freshman who came in a little bit like dick the butcher in hen 6th who said the first thing w
after the election obama sits down with boehner. they wait until the middle of december because obama has been slow walking boehner's proposal were right after the election. and the president is pretty tough. he doesn't want to give anything that he was giving away back in the grand bargain talk. and he doesn't think boehner at $800 billion is giving him enough. that's a signal right there that things are not going to go well back in december, and we know now that they're not going well looking...
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one of the headlines in ""the daily beast" is obama pivots left. you saw the other headlines, aggressive, assertive. what was your take? >> you know, it was a lot of democratic themes that we have seen from the president on the campaign trail. things like raising the minimum wage and ideas like that. but i think that last clip is going to be the memorable part of this speech. his remarks on gun violence. he didn't say that he wants a certain bill passed. they want a vote. that's what's going to stick in the minds of people when they think about this particular state of the union. >> let's go to the other proposals beyond gun control from the minimum wage to putting money into manufacturing. as you looked at that speech and went over that list, let me go to capitol hill. john boehner is coming out. i'm sure we'll hear reaction from him. let's listen to the speaker of the house. >> things like making sure that our taxes are competitive and we need to reform our tax good. bring down the rates for all americans to make it fair. they expect us to contin
one of the headlines in ""the daily beast" is obama pivots left. you saw the other headlines, aggressive, assertive. what was your take? >> you know, it was a lot of democratic themes that we have seen from the president on the campaign trail. things like raising the minimum wage and ideas like that. but i think that last clip is going to be the memorable part of this speech. his remarks on gun violence. he didn't say that he wants a certain bill passed. they want a vote....
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these were the people who took the seats of honor next to first lady michelle obama. not long ago, that same seat was held by the police sergeant hailed the hero in the fort hood massacre. but now she's claiming the president has turned his back on her. some of the following images in this story may be difficult to watch. here's brian ross with a "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: in the three years since the attack at fort hood in texas has been forgotten by many. but not by the victims. the people in the army processing room that day who say they have been forgotten and neglected, too. this is what they experienced. terror and chaos that has not been seen publicly until tonight in new footage obtained by abc news, taken moments after the carnage ended. >> everyone is scrambling. it's chaos. >> a few seconds after he started shooting is when i took a round to the chest. >> there was a lot of heroes that day, heros that stayed on the scene and rendered aid to the victims. >> 13 people killed including a pregnant soldier and 32 shot. none of them received the medic
these were the people who took the seats of honor next to first lady michelle obama. not long ago, that same seat was held by the police sergeant hailed the hero in the fort hood massacre. but now she's claiming the president has turned his back on her. some of the following images in this story may be difficult to watch. here's brian ross with a "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: in the three years since the attack at fort hood in texas has been forgotten by many. but not...
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president obama is delivering the state of the union address. expected to cover a number up to hot topics and focus on the financial needs of the middle c lass. we are live at capitol hill. >> good evening. president obama is just about in the end of his expected address. he's been speaking for nearly an hour. he enjoyed a long warm welcome as he entered the chamber is an prepared to give an gave his remarks however a few minutes of applause as we know is much different than a year of congressional cooperation and that is why we have the president repeatedly call on lawmakers to put the nations interest before a party >> the president of the united states. >> in his fourth state of the union address president obama laid at the agenda for his second term in office >> together we have cleared away the rubble of crisis. and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger. >> the focus at tonight's speech how he plans to improve the economy and find work for the nations 12.3 million unemployed americans. >> together we hav
president obama is delivering the state of the union address. expected to cover a number up to hot topics and focus on the financial needs of the middle c lass. we are live at capitol hill. >> good evening. president obama is just about in the end of his expected address. he's been speaking for nearly an hour. he enjoyed a long warm welcome as he entered the chamber is an prepared to give an gave his remarks however a few minutes of applause as we know is much different than a year of...
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president obama want to nominate him to the head of the c.i.a. he was known to have been aware of or part of the torture. president obama insisted on renaming him head of the c.i.a. anyway. he said over the last four years, the american people have gotten used to how right wing i am, so will go along with my pick. the question is will the senate. >> we'll ask the police to please remove this woman. if you would remove that individual please, as quickly as you can. thank you. >> kathy and my brother, tom. >> i speak for the mothers -- >> all right, we will stop again. all right. >> pakistan, somalia. if you don't know who they are i have a list of all the names. >> we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared and that they not be permitted to come back in. >> cenk: way to get them. senator feinstein spent a lot of the hearing defending john brennan, talking about the so-called american citizen al awlkai. he was a u.s. citizen you. might not like the guy but he was a u.s. citizen. feinstein said it's no big deal that w
president obama want to nominate him to the head of the c.i.a. he was known to have been aware of or part of the torture. president obama insisted on renaming him head of the c.i.a. anyway. he said over the last four years, the american people have gotten used to how right wing i am, so will go along with my pick. the question is will the senate. >> we'll ask the police to please remove this woman. if you would remove that individual please, as quickly as you can. thank you. >>...
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president obama on the nation's road forward in the first state of the union address of his second term. >>> and a hero betrayed? her courage saved lives during a massacre on a texas army base, so why is she now claiming president obama betrayed her and other victims? >>> keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> from washington, this is "nightline" with terry moran. >>> there's breaking news. for that we go to the abc news desk. >> thank you, terry. i'm rob nelson at abc headquarters in new york. we begin with breaking news from southern california. investigators have located charred human remains within the debris of that burned-out cabin where it's believed christopher dorner was holed up. investig
president obama on the nation's road forward in the first state of the union address of his second term. >>> and a hero betrayed? her courage saved lives during a massacre on a texas army base, so why is she now claiming president obama betrayed her and other victims? >>> keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going...
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he is president obama's nominee to head the cia. his confirmation hearing when the white house faces increasing criticism for its drawn attack policy. as the president counter- terrorism chief, he was a big force behind the strikes. white house is backing the program. courts are counter-terrorism efforts are designed including our targeted efforts to limit civilian casualties. >> a main issue lawmakers came earlier this week when an unclassified memo came out. the memo said the justice department could target american citizens tied to al qaeda if it believes that they pose an imminent threat. a senate panel has postponed a vote on chuck hagel's nomination to become defense secretary. republicans were not satisfied with the information he provided during last week's confirmation hearing. they want more details about his paid speeches and his business dealings. the former nebraska senator already faced opposition for his past statements and votes on israel iran, and nuclear weapons. president obama the first lady, and vice president j
he is president obama's nominee to head the cia. his confirmation hearing when the white house faces increasing criticism for its drawn attack policy. as the president counter- terrorism chief, he was a big force behind the strikes. white house is backing the program. courts are counter-terrorism efforts are designed including our targeted efforts to limit civilian casualties. >> a main issue lawmakers came earlier this week when an unclassified memo came out. the memo said the justice...
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president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in washington in the first test flight since the fleet was grounded around the world. the jet flew from texas with a skeletal crew and landed in the past hour at boeing facility in washington state. the flight is happening as a federal safety official urges the government to revoke approval for the batteries used in the dreamliner. several jets had fired sparked by the we batteries. a boeing official says it will not talk about compensating affected airlines until after the grounded jets are back in service. >> mike nicco is right when he predicted the rain. >> it was much needed. we have breaks in the cloud cover. the second round will come in tonight and it could be interesting with lightning, thunder, small hail and snow. we will talk about when it gets do your neighborh
president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in washington in the first test flight since the fleet was grounded around the world. the jet flew from texas with a skeletal crew and landed in the past hour at boeing facility...
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obama has embraced some of mr. bush's approaches to counterterrorism right down to a secret legal memo authorizing presidential action unfettered by outside forces." why do you think president obama's adopted some of the bush administration's approaches to counterterrorism? >> well, you know, i'm not sure i see the parallel to the extent that this article implies. i think obama's been extremely careful in circumscribing the use of force. we made mistakes in the bush era at first, arrested u.s. citizens, held them, we made some mistakes, torture being the worst of the lot. so, i think the obama team's been mindful of that. they're trying to be careful. but at the end of the day, better you take soldiers out of afghanistan and iraq and allow the agency and the fbi to operate overseas. so, again, we ought to be careful. don't circumscribe the ability of the president of the united states to keep us safe, but do have congressional oversight. >> general barry mccaffrey, we will leave it there. thank you. appreciate your
obama has embraced some of mr. bush's approaches to counterterrorism right down to a secret legal memo authorizing presidential action unfettered by outside forces." why do you think president obama's adopted some of the bush administration's approaches to counterterrorism? >> well, you know, i'm not sure i see the parallel to the extent that this article implies. i think obama's been extremely careful in circumscribing the use of force. we made mistakes in the bush era at first,...
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obama. off the record, i love your new bangs, mrs. obama. a woman whose professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. dorner's tone is unwavering. he's on a crusade, he feels, to purge the lapd of corruption, and he tries to portray himself as a person of morals. he writes, i'm not an aspiring rapper, i'm not a gang member, i'm not a dope dealer. i'm a man who has lost complete faith in the system when the system betrayed, slandered, and libelled me. i lived a good life and though not a religious man, i had a code of ethics. no one grows up and wants to be a cop killer. as a young police officer i found my calling in life, but i found out that the violent suspects on the street aren't the only people you have to watch. >> we're waiting for a news conference at big bear where chris corner's truck was found. chris, if this press conference starts, i'm going to break into our interview. >> got you. >> what i found interesting and puzzling i
obama. off the record, i love your new bangs, mrs. obama. a woman whose professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. dorner's tone is unwavering. he's on a crusade, he feels, to purge the lapd of corruption, and he tries to portray himself as a person of morals. he writes, i'm not an aspiring rapper, i'm not a gang member, i'm not a dope dealer. i'm a man who has lost complete faith in the system when the system betrayed, slandered, and...
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obama, on the other hand, have called him out. tonight that ret rekt hetoric b was a shout out, you are going to have to let people say yes or no on that issue. i believe when he moves around the country, he will echo that and that will put a tremendous amount of pressure on the republicans and speaker. >> that's the question. will there be a vote? >> i think the mayor is right. the mayor and everyone remembers watergate, release the tapes, release the tapes. a minimalist. release the evidence, give us our day in court. it seemed to be a minimal demand. >> chris, when we are talking about gun violence, my concern is at the state level because that's where the gun legislation gets passed. we have some of the most liberal laws when it comes to guns. you can carry a gun in the open. you don't need to have a permit. >> but you are never going to win with those cowboys, are you? >> we are. >> they want to carry guns and holsters into hotels. >> we need to go to state capitals to change that. >> big cities can pass a tough gun law. and
obama, on the other hand, have called him out. tonight that ret rekt hetoric b was a shout out, you are going to have to let people say yes or no on that issue. i believe when he moves around the country, he will echo that and that will put a tremendous amount of pressure on the republicans and speaker. >> that's the question. will there be a vote? >> i think the mayor is right. the mayor and everyone remembers watergate, release the tapes, release the tapes. a minimalist. release...
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president obama talking about the middle class. these are the working poor, people below the middle class that nobody is talking about. they're marginalized, they're struggling to survive, and they want to work. lily, susan, they work as hard as you and me. they're out canning 20 hours a day trying to make a life for themselves. we saw that woman, wait, that's not yours. you can't take it. even though it's discarded refuse at that point. these people have to live with a lot on the streets and the poll tigs of turning in their cans. >> sometimes it's harder to redeem than it is to collect. they spend more time putting cans in the machine. now it's developed there are more canners than there are cans. it's become combative. too many unemployed people. >> when they put the cans in the machines, at the grocery store, people are like, oh, wow, if they bring a whole lot of them, people look down on them. >> if i was running a drug store, i would think you would come to buy a tube of toothpaste than someone come in with a bunch of cans li
president obama talking about the middle class. these are the working poor, people below the middle class that nobody is talking about. they're marginalized, they're struggling to survive, and they want to work. lily, susan, they work as hard as you and me. they're out canning 20 hours a day trying to make a life for themselves. we saw that woman, wait, that's not yours. you can't take it. even though it's discarded refuse at that point. these people have to live with a lot on the streets and...
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bush, but obama has expanded. media hypocrisy? >> there has been condemination on the left of the drone policy. o'reilly is wrong there. but his point is actually fairly well taken. we haven't had quite the same robust debate about whether this is an effective policy of moral policy as we have had for many years and that's part of it about the waterboarding and enhanced interrogation. the fact is, the drone policy is relatively new and that's part of the problem here. is that we've only been dealing with it for four, five years. it will take some time to get us to the same level of outrage, i think, as we have about waterboarding and torture. >> i would like to commend o'reilly, actually, for putting this issue forsquare in front of people. this is a really big thing, as i say. the question is, do the media lead or follow? the point you made about john mccain speaking out. drones, we are, there is sort of unilateral decisionmaking about who lives and who dies from the sky. there is a lot of civilian consequence in all of this. >>
bush, but obama has expanded. media hypocrisy? >> there has been condemination on the left of the drone policy. o'reilly is wrong there. but his point is actually fairly well taken. we haven't had quite the same robust debate about whether this is an effective policy of moral policy as we have had for many years and that's part of it about the waterboarding and enhanced interrogation. the fact is, the drone policy is relatively new and that's part of the problem here. is that we've only...
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obama, and he writes that a woman who is professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. >> all of the sudden, he starts talking about these various hollywood people, and the president of the united states, and this is his way of conveying, i'm an important person now, because i have done these outrageous thing, it is elevated me into a position of notoriety. >> reporter: mohandi says that narcissism
obama, and he writes that a woman who is professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. >> all of the sudden, he starts talking about these various hollywood people, and the president of the united states, and this is his way of conveying, i'm an important person now, because i have done these outrageous thing, it is elevated me into a position of notoriety. >> reporter: mohandi says that narcissism
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president obama declared a state of emergency in conn yesterday. the emergency declaration will provide federal aid to the state and local response efforts. the naked governor as live to the travel ban on state roads as urged residents to stay off them if possible. snow plows were busy along the york islandnew york long isd expressway clearing the way for the morning's commute. under the express was closed in both directions yesterday until 5:00 as crews continued to dig. under the cars as that on the expressway during the height of the blizzard on friday. your governor andrew, said neighboring states were hit worst by the blizzard. he is applying utility workers and snow plows out new england belts back of the storm. >> people flying in and out of as of all will be glad to hear that things are getting back to normal after the massive snowstorm cause cancellations and delays. the storm had little impact on operations as a fall yesterday, only a couple of flights canceled because of the storm's impact. so far this morning and no delays at as a vote
president obama declared a state of emergency in conn yesterday. the emergency declaration will provide federal aid to the state and local response efforts. the naked governor as live to the travel ban on state roads as urged residents to stay off them if possible. snow plows were busy along the york islandnew york long isd expressway clearing the way for the morning's commute. under the express was closed in both directions yesterday until 5:00 as crews continued to dig. under the cars as that...
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. >> reporter: he spent some of his long-haired youth living in a vegetarian co-op but now calls obama care fascism. he is a health conscious vegan who has no problem selling pork sausage or genetically modified foods. while his stores aim for a low carbon footprint and sell only sustainable fish, he doesn't believe in manmade global warming. >> i don't think we necessarily know it's been caused by man, human-caused industrialization of carbon dioxide. i'm not a climate scientist, i'm not a climate expert. i'm just a fairly well-read guy who reads both sides of an issue. >> reporter: the head of a coal company says i really don't believe in man-made climate change, it's not news. the head of whole foods says that -- >> well, i've read four or five books on global warming. the average person forms their opinion after reading how many books? i'd say zero. >> reporter: now before conservatives start to swoon, you should know he takes $1 a year in salary as a statement on income inequality. he equates modern hamburger production with the evils of slavery and denying women the right to vote
. >> reporter: he spent some of his long-haired youth living in a vegetarian co-op but now calls obama care fascism. he is a health conscious vegan who has no problem selling pork sausage or genetically modified foods. while his stores aim for a low carbon footprint and sell only sustainable fish, he doesn't believe in manmade global warming. >> i don't think we necessarily know it's been caused by man, human-caused industrialization of carbon dioxide. i'm not a climate scientist,...
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i never believe it's better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. >> reporter: president obama tried to remove a big obstacle to his aide's confirmation. finally today letting the senator see the legal memos justifying the targeting of al qaeda members overseas, even if they're americans. in addition to the administration's white paper disclosed this week by nbc's michael isikoff. but the senator still didn't get everything he wanted. >> the committee just stonewalled on several other requests, particularly with respect to secret law. >> reporter: john brennan enjoys an especially close relationship with the president, really a friendship, and he has worked with the intelligence committee for years, so he is likely to win approval, frustrating many who want more answers about the administration's use of drones. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight, thanks. >>> as andrea pointed out, it was our own michael isikoff's exclusive reporting that revealed the obama administration's ground rules governing its use of drones. place the topic in conversation, michael was in th
i never believe it's better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. >> reporter: president obama tried to remove a big obstacle to his aide's confirmation. finally today letting the senator see the legal memos justifying the targeting of al qaeda members overseas, even if they're americans. in addition to the administration's white paper disclosed this week by nbc's michael isikoff. but the senator still didn't get everything he wanted. >> the committee just stonewalled on several...
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i mean, working and designs for michelle obama. >> it's an amazing experience. amazing journey that i'm so grateful for. it has changed my business. the awareness of my brand from here all the way to india where i was born, it's become so huge. people are just aware of the brand and the more aware you are of the brand, the biggest your business can become. >> does she get to keep the dresses? after she wears them and that exquisite white that she wore after the inauguration, does she get to keep it, does she return it? >> no, of course just like any other client, she's a client of mine. and she gets to keep her dresses. she gets those dresses, yes. >> and tonight we have the grammys and the oscars coming up. can we expect to see any of yof designs on the red carpet? >> i don't know because i've been so focused on my collection that i have to keep myself away from that for the moment because my show is in two days. i leave it for my pr to get all that stuff done. so jenny from my office has been working frantically to see, you know, to make sure that whoever need
i mean, working and designs for michelle obama. >> it's an amazing experience. amazing journey that i'm so grateful for. it has changed my business. the awareness of my brand from here all the way to india where i was born, it's become so huge. people are just aware of the brand and the more aware you are of the brand, the biggest your business can become. >> does she get to keep the dresses? after she wears them and that exquisite white that she wore after the inauguration, does...
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>>> president obama here in d.c. getting pretty high markses for last night's state of the union address. first of his second term, he pressed congress to enact tougher gun laws, a critical element to reducing gun violence. tom foreman has a fact check on the gun debate. >> here is a big number at the middle of the gun debate that a lot of people this washington know. just short of 32,000. that's how many gun deaths there were in 2011. if you take out two thirds of them which were suicides, you get down to about 11,000. but as you dissect this number in terms of gun policy, the picture gets murkier, not clearer, in part because the targets of the president and the democratics narrowed in on this. for example, if you look at the question of banning assault weapons as they're called by many people, many voters would say this is a no-brainer. we've heard about colorado, connecticut, seen a lot of bad headlines associated with guns like this, let's get rid of them. here's the problem. even if you brought in all types of
>>> president obama here in d.c. getting pretty high markses for last night's state of the union address. first of his second term, he pressed congress to enact tougher gun laws, a critical element to reducing gun violence. tom foreman has a fact check on the gun debate. >> here is a big number at the middle of the gun debate that a lot of people this washington know. just short of 32,000. that's how many gun deaths there were in 2011. if you take out two thirds of them which...
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president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in washington in the first test flight since the fleet was grounded around the world. the jet flew from texas with a skeletal crew and landed in the past hour at boeing facility in washington state. the flight is happening as a federal safety official urges the government to revoke approval for the batteries used in the dreamliner. several jets had fired sparked by the we batteries. a boeing official says it will not talk about compensating affected airlines until after the grounded jets are back in service. >> mike nicco is right when he predicted the rain. >> it was much needed. we have breaks in the cloud cover. the second round will come in tonight and it could be interesting with lightning, thunder, small hail and snow. we will talk about when it gets do your neighborh
president obama asked iran to return it. >> president obama says the new pick for the c.i.a. chief will face a lot of questions for the drone warm. john brennan will testify in half an hour. he is expected to be grilled about strikes targeting terrorists overseas. >> boeing 787 dreamliner has safely landed in washington in the first test flight since the fleet was grounded around the world. the jet flew from texas with a skeletal crew and landed in the past hour at boeing facility...
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hedges versus obama. that, when we return. >> unfortunately, because of obama's rhetoric, people spend a little too much time listening to his rhetoric and not watching what he does, which is all that counts. irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. maximum strength scalpicin® is not a shampoo so you can stop intense itch fast, wherever you are. i dropped the itch. drop the itch with scalpicin®. here a cheap, there a cheap, everywhere a cheap... you get it. so, what if instead of just a cheap choice you could make a smart choice? like, esurance for example. they were born online and built to save people money from the beginning. it's what they've always done. not just something they cheap about. that's insurance for the modern world. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. when she's sad she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops goblin growling ] she wrote a lot about goblins after getting burned in the market. but she found someone to talk to and gained the confidence to start in
hedges versus obama. that, when we return. >> unfortunately, because of obama's rhetoric, people spend a little too much time listening to his rhetoric and not watching what he does, which is all that counts. irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. maximum strength scalpicin® is not a shampoo so you can stop intense itch fast, wherever you are. i dropped the itch. drop the itch with scalpicin®. here a cheap, there a cheap, everywhere a cheap... you get it. so, what if...
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reporter: the white house also released a statement in president obama's name in which the president said in part, quote, michelle and i warmly remember our meeting with the holy father in 2009, and i have appreciated our work together over these last four years. the church plays a critical role in the united states and the world, and i wish the best to those who will soon gary to choose his holies in, pope benedict xvi's successor. the british prime minister pope of his donary's affection for the pope. and the french president called the decision courageous, and appears that is a growing view among many in the catholic world, that while this is now a time of some trepidation as they award a successor being appointed. this was in the end a very personal decision by pope benedict xvi and in the eyes of many, absolutely the right one. greg? >> jonathan hunt, thanks very much. we showed you a comment by thary. -- shop of washington, dc. he will be a guest this evening on special report, 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the big question for a billion catholics today, who will be the next pope
reporter: the white house also released a statement in president obama's name in which the president said in part, quote, michelle and i warmly remember our meeting with the holy father in 2009, and i have appreciated our work together over these last four years. the church plays a critical role in the united states and the world, and i wish the best to those who will soon gary to choose his holies in, pope benedict xvi's successor. the british prime minister pope of his donary's affection for...
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. >>> tuesday president obama lays out his priorities for his new term, tackling gun violence is expected to be front and center. but consider this, just last week, a 28-year-old woman walked up to a charleston, south carolina school with a gun. and according to "the new york times" she tried to shoot two faculty members. the only thing that stopped her, she failed to unlock the gun. here's what makes you really scratch your head about this. she had a history of mental illness. alice bolland had been charged in 2005 with threatening to assassinate president george w. bush and she still cleared a background check to buy the gun. tom dietz is a former dekalb county, georgia police officer. you're the owner of sharp shooters usa, a gun shop, a shooting range and training facility. how did she manage to legally purchase a weapon? >> well, the first issue was, when she went to the store she had to complete a federal form called the 4473. when you complete that form, the seller or the firearms retailer looks at the identification, runs down through the questions to make sure that they're answer
. >>> tuesday president obama lays out his priorities for his new term, tackling gun violence is expected to be front and center. but consider this, just last week, a 28-year-old woman walked up to a charleston, south carolina school with a gun. and according to "the new york times" she tried to shoot two faculty members. the only thing that stopped her, she failed to unlock the gun. here's what makes you really scratch your head about this. she had a history of mental...
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obama, and he writes that a woman who is professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. >> all of the sudden, he starts talking about these various hollywood people, and the president of the united states, and this is his way of conveying, i'm an important person now, because i have done these outrageous thing, it is elevated me into a position of notoriety. >> reporter: mohandi says that narcissism prompted him to send a package to anderson cooper at cnn. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. every signature is unique, and every fingerprint unrepeatable. at sleep number, we recognize the incredible diversity of human beings, and know that up there with your social security number and your phone number is another important number. your sleep number. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. it's a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs - e
obama, and he writes that a woman who is professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compared to recent first wives. >> all of the sudden, he starts talking about these various hollywood people, and the president of the united states, and this is his way of conveying, i'm an important person now, because i have done these outrageous thing, it is elevated me into a position of notoriety. >> reporter: mohandi says that narcissism prompted him to send a package...
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the killing of a 15-year-old girl, gunned down just days after performing at president obama's inauguration. her funeral was yesterday. let's go to ted rowlands with >> reporter: they have made arrests arrests of two of them. they were both picked up on saturday night. they've now been charged with one count of murder and two counts of murder plus some weapons violations. michael ward according to police, the 18-year-old, has confessed to killing high dia pendleton by accident. he thought there were rival gang members in the group and opened fire. he didn't realize he was opening fire on a 15-year-old and her friends after they had just completed a final exam in high school. ward said that he got out of a car, shot the individuals under this overhang in a park, and then was taken away in a getaway car by williams. according to police, nobody stepped forward. the break in the case came from the police were getting leads and going out and actually finding witnesses that they will later bring in to trial. they say they do not have murder weapon in this case. they also said that ward thought th
the killing of a 15-year-old girl, gunned down just days after performing at president obama's inauguration. her funeral was yesterday. let's go to ted rowlands with >> reporter: they have made arrests arrests of two of them. they were both picked up on saturday night. they've now been charged with one count of murder and two counts of murder plus some weapons violations. michael ward according to police, the 18-year-old, has confessed to killing high dia pendleton by accident. he thought...
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and president obama's choice to replace tim gooitny, jack lew, is in the hot seat today. his confirmation hearing is expected to touch on his time in wall street during the financial crisis as well as his offshore investments. lew is expected to be easily confirmed. back over to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> after being wounded in the line of duty, servicemen and women often spend months and even years recovering right here in our area. the families of those injured also end up here spending countless hours nursing their loved ones back to health. this week we have a special treat for some of those. a valentine makeover. today a look at how lisa harris enjoyed her experience. >> reporter: after learning about the surprise makeovers, some of the wives and mothers headed over to pr partner salon. where they were first treated to lunch from z burgers. the owner invited them and other wounded warriors families to visit the restaurant any time for a free lunch. then it was time for hair consultations. lisa harris met with pr and partner stylist jackie davis. they talked ab
and president obama's choice to replace tim gooitny, jack lew, is in the hot seat today. his confirmation hearing is expected to touch on his time in wall street during the financial crisis as well as his offshore investments. lew is expected to be easily confirmed. back over to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> after being wounded in the line of duty, servicemen and women often spend months and even years recovering right here in our area. the families of those injured also end...
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obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next. year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital, kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long asg they can, certainly through the summer and the fall, when thethe fighting picks up against the taliban. and there's a lot of work to be done, especially along eastern afghanistan, where insurgents have been infiltrating from safeee havens in pakistan. they're holding territory there. they're launching attacks heretack in kabul. u.s. troops are also focused on the south around kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban. now, it's been announced that the afghans will be taking then lead in the spring. but what we've seen for ourselves is u.s. forces fighting right alongside them, providing the firepower, air support and medical evacuation. >> pelley:
obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next. year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital, kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long asg they can, certainly through the summer and the fall, when thethe...
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>>> was president obama so focused on reelection that he was missing in action during the libya terror strike? this is special report. >>> i'm john roberts in for bret baier. the terror attack against the u.s. mission in benghazi is our topic. testimony on capitol hill has ignited a fresh round of debate today. what's not going away are questions about last year's terror attack in libya after panetta's final testimony yesterday. >> if i were a family member and one of my loved ones was killed in benghazi, i would be sick to my stomach. >> republican lindsey graham declared on twitter the president, quote, has to announce for his leadership on benghazi after panetta and general martin dempsey testified, they spoke to the president only once during the eight-hour attack. >> one time. >> right. >> you talked to him how many times? >> the same one time. >> graham and his republican colleagues repeatedly pressed panetta on why there was no direct follow up with mr. obama after they met in the oval office. >> are you surprised that the president of the united states never called you, secreta
>>> was president obama so focused on reelection that he was missing in action during the libya terror strike? this is special report. >>> i'm john roberts in for bret baier. the terror attack against the u.s. mission in benghazi is our topic. testimony on capitol hill has ignited a fresh round of debate today. what's not going away are questions about last year's terror attack in libya after panetta's final testimony yesterday. >> if i were a family member and one of my...
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president obama is a deficit hawk. he's put forward a plan to have, to cut $4 trillion out of the deficit, he's trying to do it in a balanced way that would also include things the american people are actually for. when he says he wants to close corporate loopholes, 70% of americans agree with him on that. when he says he doesn't think big oil should be on corporate welfare after 150 years american people would be on that. he wants to do this in a responsible, balanced way, protect the middle class and protect investments and he's trying to cut the deficit. i think you've got the republican party kind of dug in on this cuts only approach that's very unpopular with the american people. once again they have to walk right up to the finish line here. unfortunately, i think that they don't realize they lost the last election, the president is massively popular and his ideas are massively popular. >> yes, well he won 66 million to 61 million so he's massively popular with the majority, but let me, so both of you, does a deal
president obama is a deficit hawk. he's put forward a plan to have, to cut $4 trillion out of the deficit, he's trying to do it in a balanced way that would also include things the american people are actually for. when he says he wants to close corporate loopholes, 70% of americans agree with him on that. when he says he doesn't think big oil should be on corporate welfare after 150 years american people would be on that. he wants to do this in a responsible, balanced way, protect the middle...
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. ♪ >> president obama is taking the state of the union message on the road. right now the president is in north carolina. he is visiting an auto factory in asheville to reinforce the economic proposal tonight. that stop is part of a tour to rally support including job creation and boosting manufacturing and raising the minimum wage. >> in the wealthiest nation in earth no one who work tonight full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> president obama is getting ready to unveil an executive order today to protect computer network tonight from cyber attack. the white house says it will be the most comprehensive plan, yet, for confronting electronic attack. >> nothing has frustrated me more than what the president laid out tonight, the choice tonight. >> that is senator rubio causing a buzz on social media when he took a water break in the middle of the republican response to the president's speech. in seconds twitter blew up with comment tonight and joke tonight. rubio poked fun at it tweeting this picture afte
. ♪ >> president obama is taking the state of the union message on the road. right now the president is in north carolina. he is visiting an auto factory in asheville to reinforce the economic proposal tonight. that stop is part of a tour to rally support including job creation and boosting manufacturing and raising the minimum wage. >> in the wealthiest nation in earth no one who work tonight full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an...
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i don't think obama is going to do it but i remember thatcher did it. the reason we have a bad economy in large part is not in spite of it. >> neil: if it wasn't the ideal moment to cut in the midst of a recession four years ago and year later, it was dicey and year after that the recovery was still dicey, when is the right time to cut. maggie thatcher did it the midst of all environments, arguing that longer term gains would more than justify acute short term pay? >> real serious thing, government spending is taxation, it really is. government doesn't create resources, it redistributes resources. when you should cut unnecessary spending is in the middle of a recession. i know people will tell you it's not true, but it is true. you can't tax an economy out of a recession. you just plain can't. >> neil: and i wanted to get with this into melissa francis into this, whether the first report out of the treasury indicates the whisperings of that. you can't hang your hat on tax hikes and can't be hoping and praying important another internet boom? >> you can'
i don't think obama is going to do it but i remember thatcher did it. the reason we have a bad economy in large part is not in spite of it. >> neil: if it wasn't the ideal moment to cut in the midst of a recession four years ago and year later, it was dicey and year after that the recovery was still dicey, when is the right time to cut. maggie thatcher did it the midst of all environments, arguing that longer term gains would more than justify acute short term pay? >> real serious...
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we don't have a new obama, it's a new strategy. and it's one in which he'll press the case and press it in public. and i think so far it's working. >> you wrote about the more visionary obama and a sort of return to liberalism, if you will, or at least it's now okay to say liberal in a way that maybe it hasn't been in a while. what do you make of john's comment that this isn't a new obama, it's a new strategy? >> if you read obama's books which is why i fell for the guy, reading him will, it's no surprise that he is essentially a liberal. he's essentially in that tradition. and it's a proud tradition. he doesn't use the word himself. but the fact that the "new york times" a banner headline and all these papers just use it. that used to be like swearing in public. well, it's okay to swear this public now. so everyone the word liberal -- >> this is a family show. >> i think what the side of all this that we haven't seen is, yes, he's demanding these things out of congress. he's not going to get all of them. he may get none of them or
we don't have a new obama, it's a new strategy. and it's one in which he'll press the case and press it in public. and i think so far it's working. >> you wrote about the more visionary obama and a sort of return to liberalism, if you will, or at least it's now okay to say liberal in a way that maybe it hasn't been in a while. what do you make of john's comment that this isn't a new obama, it's a new strategy? >> if you read obama's books which is why i fell for the guy, reading him...